How authentic are forums like these actually? With the rise of AI chatbots, internet interaction feels more fake than ever before. Why should I post here my opinions and thoughts, share articles etc. when probably most of you are just chatbots?

  • @Artinizal
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    411 months ago

    Question: outside of karma posting requirements how did reddit users having more karma assist with a user’s reach?

      • @Artinizal
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        211 months ago

        But… how does high karma help that ?

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          411 months ago

          The account looks more real. A ten year reddit account with a bunch of real comments and 100k karma looks like a human being, so when they post something like “Razer mice have really gotten amazing over the past couple years! I have the new Naga and I couldn’t live without it” on the PC gaming subreddit, there’s a higher chance that looks like a real recommendation from a real human than a paid ad.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t think it does, having a flair in a particular sub lends more weight for that sub. I believe some individuals with high karma points tend to be more obnoxious because they don’t care that people will downvote them, but I personally experienced only one (which could be just that specific individual.) There are other who wish for tools that’ll screen out both low-karma users (spams, etc) and really-high-karma (100K+) users, presumably because of reasons along this line.

      Humans often behave differently when they have coveted labels associated with them. Think celebrity, blue-birds, royalties, etc.